Detectives searched today for whoever killed a Torrance man and critically wounded another as they sat in a car in Hawthorne in what authorities say was a gang-related shooting.

The shooting was reported in the 13500 block of Doty Avenue at 1:02 p.m. Sunday, said Deputy Jeff Gordon of the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Gordon said. His name was being withheld pending family notification. The man who was wounded was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition, Gordon said.

Sheriff’s homicide detectives said the shooting was gang-related.

Anyone with information on the shooting was urged to call the sheriff’s homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.